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Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Neo Muyanga
- City: Cape Town
- Country: South Africa
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Neo Muyanga was born in Soweto.
He studied the Italian madrigal tradition with choral maestro, Piero Poclen, in Trieste, Italy.
In the mid 90’s he co-founded the acoustic pop duo, BLK Sonshine with Masauko Chipembere, garnering a following throughout Southern Africa and Internationally.
Neo writes music plays, chorus songs and has a variety of works for chamber and large ensemble (his operetta, “the Flower of Shembe”, premiered to critical acclaim in 2012).
He continues to tour widely both as a solo performer and in various band guises.
Neo co-founded the Pan African Space Station in 2008 with Chimurenga’s publishing editor, Ntone Edjabe, as a continually evolving host of cutting-edge Pan African music and sound art on the internet and across stages in Cape Town and other parts of the globe:
My Media
- ▶ Twitter: neomuyanga
- ▶ Website: http://www.neosong.net
Contact Information
- Email: contact@neosong.net
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